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the national security agency doesn't have cabinet rank? >> it's sort of like the -- >> is it -- >> it's under clapper, the whole umbrella, the head of national security overall over the cia. >> reporting to whom directly? >> he reports directly to the nsc and the president. >> where is his office, at the white house, right at the president's elbow? >> it's in a secret place. >> is it in the white house? >> no. >> he's the director of national security. i don't think he is in the white house. >> please continue. >> i have to say i agree with pat buchanan and i disagree with whatever little conspiracy you're trying to lay out here. >> i'm trying to identify the players for the public at e. >> exactly. >> go ahead. >> director of national intelligence is probably a fairly newly created spot because during the bush years we realized that a lot of the intelligence agencies were operating under their own steam and there wasn't enough coordination. i believe this position was created. there's nothing nefarious about it and the fact they don't sit
the national security agency doesn't have cabinet rank? >> it's sort of like the -- >> is it -- >> it's under clapper, the whole umbrella, the head of national security overall over the cia. >> reporting to whom directly? >> he reports directly to the nsc and the president. >> where is his office, at the white house, right at the president's elbow? >> it's in a secret place. >> is it in the white house? >> no. >> he's the director of...
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but following discussions with the national security agency, data will now be released in so-called transparency reports. we heard from a cyber security analyst earlier who told us this could increase fears about the erosion of online privacy. >> what's happening here is they have the ability to request seermation about people to what they are doing. i think there is some concern about this. we should not be surprised that facebook and other internet companies are working with authorities in this regard, but you also need to think more carefully about who you are communicating with, what information you are sharing publicly social networks and elsewhere. the recentnd from events in the headlines is that -- secrets themselves secret societies themselves a very bad at keeping secrets. if they cannot keep those in the top secrets secret, how good will they be at keeping our information secret as well. facebook andt facebook advertisers, but also other authorities. >> authorities are putting out the most instructive wildfires to hit colorado. two people have lost their lives. -- rom the ground >> gi
but following discussions with the national security agency, data will now be released in so-called transparency reports. we heard from a cyber security analyst earlier who told us this could increase fears about the erosion of online privacy. >> what's happening here is they have the ability to request seermation about people to what they are doing. i think there is some concern about this. we should not be surprised that facebook and other internet companies are working with authorities...
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national security agencies according to the people familiar with the exchange the cooperation of some of the company says helped the u.s. government infiltrate computers worldwide so this certainly adds to edward snowden's account note and said he believes that the n.s.a. has carried out more than one thousand hacking operations globally snowden said he was leasing the information to demonstrate quote the posse of the u.s. government when it claims that it does not target civilian infrastructure unlike its adversaries he also said quote we hack network backbones like huge internet routers basically that give us access to the communications of hundreds of thousands. of people computers without having to hack every single one in these sources who speak on the condition of anonymity say u.s. companies help intelligence agencies do exactly that and they say it's not subject to any oversight now it's all done of course on the national security but there's some very obvious discrepancies here robert muller director of the f.b.i. for example he said the massive surveillance program that the
national security agencies according to the people familiar with the exchange the cooperation of some of the company says helped the u.s. government infiltrate computers worldwide so this certainly adds to edward snowden's account note and said he believes that the n.s.a. has carried out more than one thousand hacking operations globally snowden said he was leasing the information to demonstrate quote the posse of the u.s. government when it claims that it does not target civilian...
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fiction movies and blockbuster hits because well according to these reports the national security agency in the u.s. and its great britain the did build these internet cafes for the delegates to use where the computers world video allegedly tapped so that the data from them and from the phone conversations and from the those who used to blackberries e-mails according to the support this data was sent to the security agencies almost in real life time so that it could then be used during the negotiations during the actual summit so that's another other kind of point and this also brings us to the question we're talking about the leaders of the g. eight. which are reportedly under this massive of surveillance. brings us to ordinary citizens including british ones. what's the story about that was the level of surveillance that they are under. people arriving now they're already settled there they must be feeling very uncomfortable knowing about this story i mean if if if if they are making a phone call or are using the you know the internet facilities or whatever presumably they'll be a seco
fiction movies and blockbuster hits because well according to these reports the national security agency in the u.s. and its great britain the did build these internet cafes for the delegates to use where the computers world video allegedly tapped so that the data from them and from the phone conversations and from the those who used to blackberries e-mails according to the support this data was sent to the security agencies almost in real life time so that it could then be used during the...
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they've been worried about national security agency encroaching on americans' privacy. back in 2004, two officials at the time-- the acting attorney general, joams kome, and the f.b.i. director mueller threatened to resign because they thought the surveillance was being done-- that they were intriewgd on privacy. they didn't, but i must say, mr. mcdonough, a lot of what the story underlines seems very much like we're hearing what-- what we're hearing about today with these disclosures by edward snowden. so let me just ask you to start. do you have any comment on this story that bart gelman has this morning? >> i saw the bart gelman story and he has worked on this the past couple of weeks very aggressively. much of what he was working on was a draft report about a program that was suspended now several years ago because of the way we saw its usefulness. that's point one. point two, you mentioned jim come, who was the department attorney general at the time, he's recently been considered, among many other people for a lead job by president obama to include potentially as
they've been worried about national security agency encroaching on americans' privacy. back in 2004, two officials at the time-- the acting attorney general, joams kome, and the f.b.i. director mueller threatened to resign because they thought the surveillance was being done-- that they were intriewgd on privacy. they didn't, but i must say, mr. mcdonough, a lot of what the story underlines seems very much like we're hearing what-- what we're hearing about today with these disclosures by edward...
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as a national security agency or the n.s.a. if you look at the documents at snowden have provided the titles of some of the main components were mastering the internet or global telecom exploitation clearly there's no doubt as to what the objectives of these programs were having put them in the place and also the fact that the technology exists right now and that there have been in place for the last eighteen months is really a terrifying thought for private citizens because this kind of vast and compassing kind of technology does not distinguish between innocent private citizens and targeted suspects and that has brought up a concern of course of security versus infringement of privacy and also there's another point to be made here that the guardian believes that reported that about to people what access to the. database were about eight hundred fifty thousand and a say employees and private contractors with a top security clearance that's a lot of people with access to private information of u.k. citizens and beyond and also
as a national security agency or the n.s.a. if you look at the documents at snowden have provided the titles of some of the main components were mastering the internet or global telecom exploitation clearly there's no doubt as to what the objectives of these programs were having put them in the place and also the fact that the technology exists right now and that there have been in place for the last eighteen months is really a terrifying thought for private citizens because this kind of vast...
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national security agency's targets included the chinese university of hong kong public officials and students allegations that give weight to claims by officials in beijing that the country has been the victim of u.s. hacking efforts america has turned into the world cop they think that they can basically set the standards for everybody else to follow their own paranoia global paranoia and outrage has been rising ever since one of america's best kept secrets known as prism was revealed the n.s.a.'s clandestine electronic surveillance program records digital communications and allows for real time online surveillance of citizens both foreign and domestic prism gives u.s. intelligence agencies direct access to files stored on the servers of nine major internet companies including google and facebook to identify and target potential terrorist suspects officials in italy britain and germany the most spied upon country said the program was both alarming and encroached on privacy politically to some extent i think it's the united states government but rather because despite all the claims
national security agency's targets included the chinese university of hong kong public officials and students allegations that give weight to claims by officials in beijing that the country has been the victim of u.s. hacking efforts america has turned into the world cop they think that they can basically set the standards for everybody else to follow their own paranoia global paranoia and outrage has been rising ever since one of america's best kept secrets known as prism was revealed the...
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security agency which runs of course the prism program and mr hayden told bloomberg this if i were the director had a relationship with a company who was doing things that were not just directed by law but were also valuable to the defense of the republic i would go out of my way to thank them and give them a sense as to why this is necessary and useful all right well what kind of thank you exactly are we talking about here well again not a lot of details but anonymous sources did tell bloomberg that leaders of the companies who handed over data to the government were showered with attention and information by government agencies in fact in some instances that meant quick warnings about the threats that could affect their bottom line for example serious internet attacks and who's behind them of course this exchange of information is supposed to be voluntary and well at this point we don't exactly have evidence that this is not the case but well most of the companies seem to have participated simply because the government asking for help one former c.e.o. paints a slightly different pic
security agency which runs of course the prism program and mr hayden told bloomberg this if i were the director had a relationship with a company who was doing things that were not just directed by law but were also valuable to the defense of the republic i would go out of my way to thank them and give them a sense as to why this is necessary and useful all right well what kind of thank you exactly are we talking about here well again not a lot of details but anonymous sources did tell...
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national security agency has been keeping tabs on both americans and foreigners hundreds of people marched outside the u.s. consulate in hong kong to show their support for the whistleblower activist said they were outraged by the level of spying the obama administration is conducting amounting to tens of thousands of packing operations worldwide are to spring a fortnight it takes over. last weekend the u.s. president and his chinese counterpart met for a private bilateral summit focused on cyber attacks and virtual espionage washington blaming beijing for being an online outlaw today the tables have turned courtesy of n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden revealed n.s.a. leaker told that the south china morning post of the us has been hacking chinese and hong kong computers since since zero nine snowden alleges that the us national security agency's targets included the chinese university of hong kong public officials and students allegations that give weight to claims by officials in beijing that the country has been the victim of u.s. hacking efforts america has turned into the world cop
national security agency has been keeping tabs on both americans and foreigners hundreds of people marched outside the u.s. consulate in hong kong to show their support for the whistleblower activist said they were outraged by the level of spying the obama administration is conducting amounting to tens of thousands of packing operations worldwide are to spring a fortnight it takes over. last weekend the u.s. president and his chinese counterpart met for a private bilateral summit focused on...
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the national security agency also said it investigated less than 300 phone records seized in the broad collection of metadata at last year. the nsa claims monitoring has foiled terror plot in the u.s. and 20 other countries but has not provided any details. the phone records program has been in effect since two thousand six. according to the washington post, vice the courts have written orders for the bulk election of metadata every three months since may of that year, from companies including at&t and bellsouth. the court orders were prompted by a request from an unspecified telephone provider after war and less surveillance was exposed. the company apparently asked the bush administration to come up with order so it was legally bound to comply. edward snowden is believed to remain in hong kong as he faces an ongoing u.s. investigation. on saturday, a group of demonstrators braved heavy rain in a show of him. >> he is not a hero or a traitor. he is just a regular citizen. we're going to be standing in solidarity with him, hoping that rule rule of law in hong kong is upheld. >> today,
the national security agency also said it investigated less than 300 phone records seized in the broad collection of metadata at last year. the nsa claims monitoring has foiled terror plot in the u.s. and 20 other countries but has not provided any details. the phone records program has been in effect since two thousand six. according to the washington post, vice the courts have written orders for the bulk election of metadata every three months since may of that year, from companies including...
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security agency's sweeping collection of internet and telephone data. snowden, who's promised to fight extradition from hong kong said >> i could be, you know, rendered by the c.i.a. >> reporter: snowden said he came forward to rebut what he called lies from u.s. officials. he chastised the director of national intelligence, james clapper, for testifying to congress in march that the n.s.a. had not wittingly collected data on americans. snowden said he disclosed details about programs he feel vice lates civil liberties and privacy. but over the weekend, snowden spilled surveillance secrets involving more than american citizens when he revealed u.s. and british intelligence spied on summit partners at the g-20 meetings in 2009. he produced a document suggesting the n.s.a. tracked the communications of then russian president dimitri med sred kwr *ef. snowden dismissed allegations he might into b a chinese spy but he didn't directly answer a question asking him if he'd trade u.s. secrets for political asylum and he claims he has much more to reveal. >> pel
security agency's sweeping collection of internet and telephone data. snowden, who's promised to fight extradition from hong kong said >> i could be, you know, rendered by the c.i.a. >> reporter: snowden said he came forward to rebut what he called lies from u.s. officials. he chastised the director of national intelligence, james clapper, for testifying to congress in march that the n.s.a. had not wittingly collected data on americans. snowden said he disclosed details about...
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he is the former national security agency contractor who leaked top-secret information about u.s. surveillance programs. some held signs reading, "betray snowden, betray freedom." in london today the duchess of cambridge made what's expected to be the last public appearance before giving birth to her first child and the next heir to the british throne. kate, who is eight months pregnant, was among the royals and thousands of well wishers who turned out for the official celebration of queen elizabeth's 87th birthday. later, the young american innovator the u.n. turns to for help. up, up in the air. we'll explain the google balloons. and the delayed side effects of treatments for childhood cancer. those stories when the cbs evening news continues.tipa helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. live the regular life. phillips'. live the regular life. brei used to love hearing that phrase... but not since i learned i have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture. i want to keep acting but a broken bone could change that. so my doct
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security agency. he revealed earlier this month that the nsa has been collecting telephone and internet records in its fight against terrorism. his latest information suggests british agents monitored the e-mails and phone calls of g-20 delegates around the clock. and it says agents set up internet cafes so they could better eavesdrop on the delegates and track their communication. "the guardian" report say senior officials of then-prime minister gordon brown okayed the hacking. nhk contacted the british foreign office to get reaction to these revelations. a spokesperson said they do not comment on intelligence matters. >>> criticism of global tax evasion is growing. that's especially true in eu countries where strict austerity measures have been imposed since 2009. now, japan's upper house has approved an international treaty aimed at preventing tax evasions. the upper house has unanimously approved the treaty which has already been signed by 55 countries. until now japan's tax authorities could not
security agency. he revealed earlier this month that the nsa has been collecting telephone and internet records in its fight against terrorism. his latest information suggests british agents monitored the e-mails and phone calls of g-20 delegates around the clock. and it says agents set up internet cafes so they could better eavesdrop on the delegates and track their communication. "the guardian" report say senior officials of then-prime minister gordon brown okayed the hacking. nhk...
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at least according to the american national security agency whistle blower edward snowden. the why is easy enough. mr. snowden said it was for the british to gain an advantage in the talks. the how is fascinating. british spies are reported to have set up internet cafes in the g-20 center for delegates and simply recorded what was being typed. according to snowden, messages sent from blackberry smart phones were also interpreted and the information sent to british ministers. >> it's almost surprising these people are relying on smart phones and trusting they won't be monitored. this shouldn't come as a shock. there have been plenty of revelations, really, that the n.s.a. and gchg and other intelligent services spy on their allies. >> mr. snowden also claims the americans and british were also tapped into the private calls of the then russian president, dmitri medvedev and billed by the u.s. at the time as the new great russian friend who would set relations from the u.s. and moscow. cut forward to 2013 and the icy tone between david cameron and vladimir putin over syria. it
at least according to the american national security agency whistle blower edward snowden. the why is easy enough. mr. snowden said it was for the british to gain an advantage in the talks. the how is fascinating. british spies are reported to have set up internet cafes in the g-20 center for delegates and simply recorded what was being typed. according to snowden, messages sent from blackberry smart phones were also interpreted and the information sent to british ministers. >> it's...
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what foreign leaders didn't know but nbc has been told, the supersecret national security agency had "wired the place" to spy on guests. >> snowden says he has unbelievable access to information. >> snowden is wrong. he couldn't have possibly done the things he is claiming he was able to do in terms of tapping communication. >> reporter: in a web chat, snowden wrote in i target an e-mail address and that sent something to you, joe america, the analyst gets it, all of it. ips, raw data, content, headers, attachments, everything. did he flee to hong kong to give information to china? he denies giving any information to china. he writes this is a predictable smear that i anticipated before going public as the u.s. media has a knee-jerk red china. and dick cheney. >> i think he's a traitor. i think he has committed crimes in effect by violating agreements. >> reporter: snowden wrote being called a traitor by dick cheney is the highest honor you can give an american. tonight on fox, his father told him he loved him but pleaded for him to stop leaking. >> i don't know what you've seen but
what foreign leaders didn't know but nbc has been told, the supersecret national security agency had "wired the place" to spy on guests. >> snowden says he has unbelievable access to information. >> snowden is wrong. he couldn't have possibly done the things he is claiming he was able to do in terms of tapping communication. >> reporter: in a web chat, snowden wrote in i target an e-mail address and that sent something to you, joe america, the analyst gets it, all of...
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the repercussion for the g-8 is the idea that the nsa, the american national security agency, was spying or listening into the suppose it to phone calls of then russian president dmitry medvedev. then they were passed on to the british equivalents -- equivalent of the nsa. the security agency in moscow has tried to put a damper on it and say, we are happy with the security arrangements and the confidentiality of our leaders phone calls at the g-8, but the man at the head of the russian parliament international affairs , "it ise has tweeted,, a scandal." the u.s. denies it, but we cannot trust them. it is a total lie. a situation where the russians have this on more -- enormous amount of entity -- and took a peek -- antipathy. this is what nobody wanted from the british side in terms of trying to thaw that relationship. does it matter in the big scheme of things? i think probably everybody accepts that spying goes on. the british would see this article as most unhelpful. as you say, i'm sure nobody is surprised. think you for that. -- thank you for that. the former south african leader ha
the repercussion for the g-8 is the idea that the nsa, the american national security agency, was spying or listening into the suppose it to phone calls of then russian president dmitry medvedev. then they were passed on to the british equivalents -- equivalent of the nsa. the security agency in moscow has tried to put a damper on it and say, we are happy with the security arrangements and the confidentiality of our leaders phone calls at the g-8, but the man at the head of the russian...
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. >> reporter: the national security agency stepped up its defense saying their intelligence gathering prevented potential attacks in more than 20 countries insisting that they only investigated 300 phone numbers last year. but whether these programs are truly effective is still being questioned. >> i don't think collecting millions and millions of americans' phone calls is making us any safer and i think it's ultimately perhaps a violation of the fourth amendment. >> reporter: all still wondering if snowden will emerge again to defend the morality of his actions. >> he needs to look an american jury in the eye and explain why he has put american lives in danger. >> reporter: although there are some people here in hong kong that do consider snowden to be a traitor, according to a new poll, twice as many think of him as a hero and either way, they insist that their government should not send him back to the united states. bob woodruff, abc news, hong kong. >>> in turkey, riot police are holding back protesters after uprooting them from a square in istanbul. officers unleashed tear gas,
. >> reporter: the national security agency stepped up its defense saying their intelligence gathering prevented potential attacks in more than 20 countries insisting that they only investigated 300 phone numbers last year. but whether these programs are truly effective is still being questioned. >> i don't think collecting millions and millions of americans' phone calls is making us any safer and i think it's ultimately perhaps a violation of the fourth amendment. >>...
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security agency. your life's in jeopardy. you will not get a trial by jury. >> there's no word on whether the man will face any charges. >>> president obama is defending his administration's handling of the syrian civil war. the president's first comments come following friday's announcement regarding the aid of weapons after bashar al assad's crossing of the red line. >> this argument that somehow if we had gone in earlier or heavier in some fashion, that the tragedy and chaos taking place in syria wouldn't be taking place i think is wrong. >> a new pugh research poll finds 70% are against the u.s. and its allies sending arms and military supplies to anti-government groups in syria, 20% are in favor. nearly two-thirds say the u.s. is overcommitted to get involved in another conflict. syria is expected to take center stage at this week's g-8 summit. while they support opposing sides in the conflict, they agree that the civil war must come to an end. nbc news chief correspondent chuck todd joins us liv
security agency. your life's in jeopardy. you will not get a trial by jury. >> there's no word on whether the man will face any charges. >>> president obama is defending his administration's handling of the syrian civil war. the president's first comments come following friday's announcement regarding the aid of weapons after bashar al assad's crossing of the red line. >> this argument that somehow if we had gone in earlier or heavier in some fashion, that the tragedy and...
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. >> reporter: reading from a prepared statement, the national security agency director, general keith alexander, made a robust case that sweeping data collection is
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. >> shannon: formir vice-president dick cheney defends the national security agency and says the surveillance program he helped create after 9/11 los angeles saved lives and stopped terrorist attacks. as the u.s. looks at the regional power positioning themselves. we will looking to at a senate select committee member. texas grfer rick peritries to tempt new york companies to move to the lone-star state with the promise of less government regulation. he is live and takes your twitter questions. i'm shannon
. >> shannon: formir vice-president dick cheney defends the national security agency and says the surveillance program he helped create after 9/11 los angeles saved lives and stopped terrorist attacks. as the u.s. looks at the regional power positioning themselves. we will looking to at a senate select committee member. texas grfer rick peritries to tempt new york companies to move to the lone-star state with the promise of less government regulation. he is live and takes your twitter...
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security agency was basically using the united kingdom and the largest spying outfit in the united states is here in britain but who runs the spying who or where is the sovereignty people realize that they are living in a state where their media and all institutions surrounding them all industrial aspects to civic society are under a kind of surveillance state that is not being covered in the news and alas it had to take this guy working in hawaii a former private contractor to reveal all to the british people i have to tell you already i've noticed in the past few hours since the story came out very little coverage i wonder how the british and american press will be covering this revelation you mention the g. eight summit coming up of course this week i mean catalyst lead to tensions among world leaders if i think being monitored while all this is going on. of course amongst world elites there will be i suppose a level of mirth as they the most expensive food in the world as will get the details of those menus at least if not the negotiations but more seriously i think some of those worl
security agency was basically using the united kingdom and the largest spying outfit in the united states is here in britain but who runs the spying who or where is the sovereignty people realize that they are living in a state where their media and all institutions surrounding them all industrial aspects to civic society are under a kind of surveillance state that is not being covered in the news and alas it had to take this guy working in hawaii a former private contractor to reveal all to...